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St Jago High’s Kenyan athletes Ryan Achau (left) and Methuselah Kimutai meet with Jamaica Olympic Association president Christopher Samuda (second right) and National Olympic Committee of Kenya president Shadrack Maluki (right) at The Jamaica Pegasus Hot
27 Mar, 2026 0

Jamaica, Kenya Olympic Committees ink partnership

The Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) and the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) yesterday at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel to see both nations working…
St Jago High’s Ryan Achau wins the Class One 1500 metres at the National Stadium on Wednesday night. Achau crossed the finish line in 3:50.71.
27 Mar, 2026 0

St Jago’s success measured by more than just Champs

Being one of only two schools to have won both the boys’ and girls’ titles at the ISSA GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships, St Jago High holds a strong history in local high school…
Constable Javaughn Young and Shy-Ann Monteith collect a gift certificate from Deputy Chaplain, Rev Dr Courtney Faulknor at the couple’s retreat.
27 Mar, 2026 0

‘You are still the one’

Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and their spouses stepped away from the demands of duty to reconnect and recharge at a deeply impactful Couples’ Retreat held last weekend under the…
Delano Seiveright.
27 Mar, 2026 0

New ganja permits to bring small farmers into legal market

A major expansion in access to Jamaica’s regulated cannabis industry is under way, with new permit regimes aimed at bringing more small and traditional farmers into the legal framework. The reforms,…
Managing Partner and Operations Director of Jamaica Tower Farms, Kerrie-Anne Gray, looks over seedlings to be planted on aeroponic towers for maturation, while explaining the operations of her commercial farm in Havendale, St Andrew.
27 Mar, 2026 0

Tower farming takes root in Havendale home

While the Corporate Area pulses with commerce and traffic, a quieter transformation is taking place in the backyard of a Havendale home. There, amid the hum of residential life, a pair of technology…

A lady checks her water bill before making payment at the National Water Commissioner office on Marescaux Road, Cross Roads, in 2016.
27 Mar, 2026 0

OUR mulls 31‑day limit on NWC bills after thousands of complaints

The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) is expected to make a determination by summer on whether the National Water Commission (NWC) should adopt a fixed billing cycle, following consumer complaints…
Michael Lee-Chin, head of AIC Barbados Limited.
27 Mar, 2026 0

AIC Barbados discontinues case

AIC (Barbados) Limited, the investment vehicle linked to businessman Michael Lee-Chin, has discontinued its case against Cornerstone Financial Holdings Ltd, according to filings seen by the Financial…
Dr Devon Taylor, president of Jamaica Beach Birthright Environmental Movement, leading a protest at Little Dunn’s River in this March 2024 photograph.
27 Mar, 2026 0

Beach policy under fire

WESTERN BUREAU: The Government’s proposed Beach Access and Management Policy has drawn sharp criticism from the Jamaica Beach Birthright Environmental Movement (JaBBEM), which contends that the…
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27 Mar, 2026 0

Byles: Boards must bolster supervision

Corporate boards across the Caribbean must take greater responsibility for policing their own institutions, Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor Richard Byles said on Tuesday, warning that some financial…